Farm workers union sues Foster Farms after COVID-19 outbreaks
In court documents, employees claim COVID testing among workers is inconsistent and that the facility fails to enforce social distancing.
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LIVINGSTON, Calif. (KFSN) Foster Farms is now facing a lawsuit and possible restraining order after nearly 400 of their employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and at least eight have died.
Now the United Farm Workers Union has asked in a lawsuit for an immediate temporary restraining order in an attempt to force the chicken processing plant to follow state health regulations.
The Foster Farms meatpacking plant in Livingston remains on Merced County s active outbreak list. Since the start of the pandemic, it has been the site of hundreds of COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths.